Germany vs Greece: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — General
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — General over time
- Germany
- Greece
How they compare
Germany currently reports 256 National currency against 178 National currency in Greece, a difference of 78 National currency.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.4 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 9th and Greece ranks 10th of 22 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 2 and Greece in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 483.2 National currency | 267.2 National currency | 216 National currency | Germany |
| 2000s | 437.6 National currency | 447.5 National currency | 9.9 National currency | Greece |
| 2010s | 294.8 National currency | 321.6 National currency | 26.8 National currency | Greece |
| 2020s | 252 National currency | 171 National currency | 81 National currency | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — general, Germany or Greece?
- Germany, at 256 National currency against 178 National currency in Greece as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — general between Germany and Greece?
- 78 National currency, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Greece?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Greece rank globally for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — general?
- Germany ranks 9th and Greece ranks 10th of 22 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — General sales or turnover taxes. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This table presents taxes and social contribution receipts for General Government and its sub-sectors: central, local and state (regional) government and social security, as well as for institutions of the European Union. Total tax receipts comprise taxes on production and imports, current taxes on income wealth etc. and capital taxes. Social contribution receipts comprise actual and imputed social contributions. The presentation is on a country-by-country basis. Users are recommended to select one country (or area) at a time in the ‘Reference area’ filter. Data is presented for each country in national currency as well as in euros for the European Union and the euro area. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE10 dataset. See ANA Changes for information on changes in methodology: ANA Changes Explore also the Government Finances and Public Sector Debt webpage: Government Finances and Public Sector Debt webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org